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NOVATO, CA — A felon prohibited from possessing any firearm was arrested on June 16 for. carrying a loaded pistol in downtown Novato. Martin Aguilar-Zuniga, 26, of Novato, taken into custody at 6:19 p.m., following two earlier incidents. Aguilar-Zuniga was first purportedly involved in a Novato road rage incident....

A roughly two-hour police standoff in downtown Sonoma today ended with a 21-year-old shooting suspect under arrest and, according to officials, no injuries. The tense confrontation unfolded in the parking lot behind the Sonoma Cheese Factory just off the town plaza, where a heavy law enforcement response moved in. As o

(June 15, 2026; YOUNTVILLE, Calif.)—Executive Chef Alex Espinoza of Bottega Napa Valley is thrilled to welcome Michael Laukert to the restaurant's culinary team as Chef de Cuisine. With more than 30 years of hard-earned culinary experience, Michael will work closely with Alex to maintain a high-performing kitchen that’

Marin County Fire is shrinking its once‑ambitious vision for a new regional headquarters at San Geronimo Commons after sustained neighborhood pushback. Instead of a single massive headquarters complex and a tall training tower, officials say the department is now looking at lower‑profile training elements and a cluster

The curtain is up again in downtown Napa as the newly christened Napa Music Hall settles into the 146-year-old Napa Valley Opera House, giving the historic landmark a fresh role as a live-music hub. The venue now runs as a two-space operation: The Club on the ground floor, an intimate room of roughly 160 seats, and an

A Sonoma County family’s logging plan for more than 1,000 acres of forest near the mouth of the Russian River has been withdrawn amid opposition from nearby community members and heavy state scrutiny. The plan, initially proposed by landowner Bruce Berry in early 2025, encountered sharp pushback from local...

An inmate who died after being found unresponsive in Marin County Jail last week has been identified as Glenn Axworthy, authorities said. Axworthy, 66, was being held at the jail pending arraignment for a probation violation. He was found unresponsive in his jail cell about 11 a.m. Friday by a Marin County Sheriff's de

This signature cultural event in Healdsburg is now underway, with events throughout town until June 21. On Thursday, vocalist Kurt Elling and the Marcus Shelby Orchestra will present a program at Bacchus Landing at 6:30pm, and tap dance artist Michela Marino Lerman will perform “Giant Steps: Tapping into Coltrane” at E

It looks like a tableau from Diego Rivera, the long-sleeved workers sweating and hunched beneath great swaths of reeds—only it’s not sugar cane but Arundo donax. Known variously as giant cane, elephant grass or Colorado River weed, the giant reed grows up to 30 feet in height and is widespread though much of the temper

A lifeline is coming for Northern California's struggling apple industry. Sebastopol-based Gold Ridge Organic Farms is opening a new 20,000 square-foot organic processing facility in Santa Rosa, called the Heritage Apple Press. The move comes at a critical time for regional agriculture, according to Gold Ridge owner an